There will come a point when the producers, the people who earn wealth and create jobs, will simply give up. The outrageous growth of "government mentality" is only adding to that frustration and speeding up the inevitable shrug. Here is yet another example of the government dependence mentality ... as if that last story from New York wasn't enough for you.
From 1998 to 2008, compensation for government employees grew by 28.6%. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the private sector. The increase there was 19.3%. The Wall Street Journal points out those government workers earn $1.45 for every dollar you earn doing the same exact job in a private business - a business that is forced to pay taxes and compete for customers.
The Boston Herald points to a local example of this mentality. In Salem, Massachusetts 45 city government employees earn over $100,000. That is up from 34 people who earned that amount just two years ago. Keep in mind that the median household income in Salem is less than $60,000. But those government workers "could pass out drunk in front of a supervisor and still be on the payroll."
But shhhhhhh. Don't say anything. If you do you could be identified as a dangerous, racist, violence-prone right winger!
From 1998 to 2008, compensation for government employees grew by 28.6%. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the private sector. The increase there was 19.3%. The Wall Street Journal points out those government workers earn $1.45 for every dollar you earn doing the same exact job in a private business - a business that is forced to pay taxes and compete for customers.
The Boston Herald points to a local example of this mentality. In Salem, Massachusetts 45 city government employees earn over $100,000. That is up from 34 people who earned that amount just two years ago. Keep in mind that the median household income in Salem is less than $60,000. But those government workers "could pass out drunk in front of a supervisor and still be on the payroll."
But shhhhhhh. Don't say anything. If you do you could be identified as a dangerous, racist, violence-prone right winger!
Did you hear the latest about those evil, gun-clinging Americans carrying concealed weapons? Turns out that Americans are far less likely to be killed by a firearm than they were when it was far more difficult to get a concealed-weapons permit. 